Londoner
Nick Knight

The founder of SHOWstudio, which goes all public access at Somerset House this weekend, bringing the process of creating fashion imagery to life, including real time live fashion shoots.
Ronnie Wood

The Rolling Stones guitarist is 62-years-old, free and single again after kicking his 20-year-old girlfriend, Ekaterina Ivanova, out of his house.
The Great Plague

Parish records of the 100,000 Londoners who perished in the Bubonic Plague of 1665 are to go on line, in a joint venture by the City of London and ancestry.com. The next year came the Great Fire of London. In your face Swine Flu.
The Thames Humpbacked Whale

The first of his species ever recorded on our river has been found dead. 'Preliminary results from the post-mortem indicate that it may have died as a result of starvation,' said Rob Deaville of the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme.

Dame Vera Lynn

Asked why her greatest hits LP, We'll Meet Again, beat the Beatles' re-issues to race to the top of the charts, the Forces Sweetheart, 92, said: "I'd like someone to tell me."
Alan Turing

'We're sorry, you deserved so much better,' said PM Gordon Brown, by way of state apology to the man seen as the father of the computer and the key figure in cracking German codes in World War 2. Turing was chemically castrated in 1952 for the crime of being gay and committed suicide soon after.
George Clooney

He'll be at next month's London Film Festival, the line-up for which was unveiled yesterday. Clooney has three film's on show, including festival opener Fantastic Mr Fox.
Speech Debelle

'I'm from south London, I don't get emotional - I'm emotional,' said the rapper after her album, Speech Therapy, won the prestigious Mercury Prize last night.
Katie Price and Peter Andre

The long-running break-up of the pair nears its end today with divorce proceedings at the High Court. They've agreed the money-split, though Andre is still keen to get his gym equipment back.
Chelsy Davy

Back with Prince Harry! Apparently, the pair have been swapping cheeky messages on Facebook and have met up in London a number of times over the summer. 'They'll give it one last shot,' said a friend.
Bugs, Insects and Creepy Crawlies

You won't be able to move for bees, butterflies and buildings built termite-style on the South Bank this weekend as Pestival, a celebration of insect-kind gets up and crawling.

Justin Holwell

'This seemed the natural way to go,' said Holwell after appearing naked on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth yesterday. An ex-copper made a complaint to the Met, who are considering the issue.
Pete Doherty

The Babyshambles front man is to sing Human Nature in a tribute show to Michael Jackson, My Life! A Musical Concert Extravaganza, based on the late singer's friendship with David Gest. Doherty will appear at the 14 October show at the Hammersmith Apollo.
John Terry

Chelsea's captain has signed a £160,000 a week deal at The Bridge. It's for five years, so is likely to see the 28-year-old through to the end of his top flight career.
Thriller Dance Flash Mob

Set to take over Trafalgar Square on Saturday 29 August at 1pm (meet at 10-11am in front of National Portrait Gallery). Organiser Ilana Lorraine is looking for "a world record number of fans" to pay tribute to Michael Jackson, flashmob style. "Arrive before 11am and there will be a chance to go with the one of the professional dancers to learn the Thriller dance" says Ilana. Find out more on Facebook (N.B. This event has now been switched from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square).
Full details here

Update- Tues 1 Sep 09
There's now a video of the Thriller Dance Flash Mob showing how it all went on the day